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horizon planning to build six nuclear reactors at two locations in britain. and the reactors by the early 2020s. >> hi,000aw >> britain has not changed its nuclear energy policy despite rising opposition to nuclear plants in germany and other european countries. but horizon's parent companies in germany have been looking to sell the company shares. hitatchi's nuclear power project faces an uncertain future in japan after last year's accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. the company hopes the deal will help it win nuclear power contracts in both industrialized nations and emerging economies. >>> auto makers are struggling in china. strained relations between the countries are affecting sales there. mitsubishi motors is reporting lower sales in the country but growth in southeast asia can make up for the lost revenue. the mitsubishi motors president revealed the firm had cut its sales target in china by over 40%. that's to 42,000 units for the business year through march. he said he is cautious about the outlook for china but strong sales in especially thail
horizon planning to build six nuclear reactors at two locations in britain. and the reactors by the early 2020s. >> hi,000aw >> britain has not changed its nuclear energy policy despite rising opposition to nuclear plants in germany and other european countries. but horizon's parent companies in germany have been looking to sell the company shares. hitatchi's nuclear power project faces an uncertain future in japan after last year's accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. the...
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he was educated mainly in britain. now he works in tokyo at his mother's korean restaurant. he taught himself japanese and is fluent. marrying a nonkorean seemed natural. >> translator: as a korean citizen living and working in japan who chose to marry a japanese woman, i feel the way the dispute is handled on tv is exaggerated. >> reporter: more than 40,000 korean japanese couples get married every year, but people didn't welcome the unions as much years ago as they do now. he's a third generation korean living in japan. the japanese colonized from the early 1900s until the end of world war ii. that bitter history kept people apart. he decided to feature the wedding ceremony to show how things have changed. >>ranslator: the old generation used to strongly oppose japanese and koreans getting married. that is not the case anymore for the younger generation. >> reporter: he's long hoped the bond between japanese and koreans become stronger. he supports the cross culture marriages. on the day of the wedding ceremony, he and more than 70 volunteers kept things running. more than
he was educated mainly in britain. now he works in tokyo at his mother's korean restaurant. he taught himself japanese and is fluent. marrying a nonkorean seemed natural. >> translator: as a korean citizen living and working in japan who chose to marry a japanese woman, i feel the way the dispute is handled on tv is exaggerated. >> reporter: more than 40,000 korean japanese couples get married every year, but people didn't welcome the unions as much years ago as they do now. he's a...
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. >>> a pakistani girl shot by the taliban has arrived in britain for medical care. doctors have been treated her sin she was attacked last week. government officials say she needs long term care abroad. the pakistani government offered to pay for her transport and treatment. doctors flew with her in an air ambulance. she's 14 years old. she wrote a blog advocating girls education. that angered some fundamentalists. they boarded her school bus and shot her in the head. the pakistani taliban have confirmed. >>> sales clerks across the u.s. have been ringing up more customers at the check out counter. what are we seeing here? >> looks like more americans are loosening up their pursestrings and opening up their wallets because u.s. shoppers were busy again in september pushing retail sales higher for the third straight month. commerce department officials said on monday retail sales reached $412.9 billion last month. that's up 1.1% from august and better than market forecasts of around .7%. sales at department stores fell by two-tenths of a percent but most other retail
. >>> a pakistani girl shot by the taliban has arrived in britain for medical care. doctors have been treated her sin she was attacked last week. government officials say she needs long term care abroad. the pakistani government offered to pay for her transport and treatment. doctors flew with her in an air ambulance. she's 14 years old. she wrote a blog advocating girls education. that angered some fundamentalists. they boarded her school bus and shot her in the head. the pakistani...
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. >>> the people responsible for foreign affairs in japan and britain have agreed to work together to respond to cyber attacks. japanese foreign minister met with his british counter part william hague in london. they agree their officials will cooperate in the event of online attacks. they promise to coordinate resources. many recent hacking attempts have come through computers in china. >>> u.n. and arab league envoy to syria is planning to visit the country and ask the government to agree to a cease-fire. brahimi will visit damascus on saturday. he has visited seven neighboring countries since last week to call for a cease-fire. the religious holiday begins. sources close to the opposition forces say rebels will support a cease-fire once government forces stop attacking. they are likely to explain a new mediation plan involving the dispatch. once the two sides achieve a truce. >>> tens of thousands of greeks join a nationwide strike with a common message. they want to tell their leaders that more wage and spending cuts would cripple their society. >>> public sector workers marched
. >>> the people responsible for foreign affairs in japan and britain have agreed to work together to respond to cyber attacks. japanese foreign minister met with his british counter part william hague in london. they agree their officials will cooperate in the event of online attacks. they promise to coordinate resources. many recent hacking attempts have come through computers in china. >>> u.n. and arab league envoy to syria is planning to visit the country and ask the...
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. >>> a pakistani girl shot by the taliban arrived in britain for medical care. doctors in pakistan have been treating malala yousafzai since she was attacked last week. government officials say she needs long-term care abroad. the pakistani government offered to pay for yousafzai's transport and treatment. doctors flew with her in an air ambulance provided by the united arab emirates. yousafzai is 14 years old. she wrote a blog advocating girls' education. that angered some fundamentalists. gunmen boarded her school bus in northwestern pakistan last tuesday and shot her in the head. the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility. the shooting sparked an outpouring of condemnation across the country and abroad. police have arrested several suspects in connection with the attack. >>> now, the people of scotland will have a chance to decide whether to end more than 300 years of union with the united kingdom. they'll vote on their independence by the end of 2014. british prime minister david cameron and scotland's first minister alex salmond agreed to the referend
. >>> a pakistani girl shot by the taliban arrived in britain for medical care. doctors in pakistan have been treating malala yousafzai since she was attacked last week. government officials say she needs long-term care abroad. the pakistani government offered to pay for yousafzai's transport and treatment. doctors flew with her in an air ambulance provided by the united arab emirates. yousafzai is 14 years old. she wrote a blog advocating girls' education. that angered some...
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. >>> japanese officials are looking for support from britain. the prime minister told his british counterpart william hague that the senkaku islands are an inherent part of japanese territory. >> translator: the two countries agreed that the issue should be tackled peacefully in accordance with international law. >> gemba said the japanese government will deal with the matter calmly and take into account peace and stability in east asia. >>> another japanese institution is feeling the backlash from the dispute between japan and china. the chinese director of a movie in this year's tokyo international film festival has decided to withdraw his entry from the competition. the news agency says the film director is pulling his movie from the festival. he's an associate professor at the beijing film academy. his film depicts a woman struggling with her family's expectations during the boom years of the 1990s. they quote the production crew as saying the japanese government has not shown a sincere attitude over the territorial dispute, and it has serio
. >>> japanese officials are looking for support from britain. the prime minister told his british counterpart william hague that the senkaku islands are an inherent part of japanese territory. >> translator: the two countries agreed that the issue should be tackled peacefully in accordance with international law. >> gemba said the japanese government will deal with the matter calmly and take into account peace and stability in east asia. >>> another japanese...
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but european union representatives from britain and netherland are opposed. and won't be implementing the tax. european commission officials say they will propose common rules on the tax when the finance ministers meet again next month. >>> top officials from world of finance, of course, when people at the meetings look around. they might notice some of the colleagues are absent. the finance min steshgs governme -- minister will not attend, many believe the chinese are protesting. conference officials say finance minister, xuchlt ren and governor of the bank of china, xiaochuan will skip the event. saying zhou had a scheduling confli conflict. reporting the nation's deputy bank governor and finance minister will lead the delegation. representatives from all of china's major statement backed commercial banks canceled their trips to tokyo as well. japan does control the island, china though claim them as part of their territory. many participants spending the day in sendai, taking part in a conference on reducing the impact of natural di assers ac . hosts wante
but european union representatives from britain and netherland are opposed. and won't be implementing the tax. european commission officials say they will propose common rules on the tax when the finance ministers meet again next month. >>> top officials from world of finance, of course, when people at the meetings look around. they might notice some of the colleagues are absent. the finance min steshgs governme -- minister will not attend, many believe the chinese are protesting....
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joo was educated mainly in britain. now he works in tokyo at his mother's korean restaurant. he taught himself japanese and is fluent. given his language skills and international experience, marrying a non-korean seemed natural. >> translator: as a korean citizen living and working in japan who chose to marry a japanese woman, i feel the way the political dispute is handled on tv is exaggerated. >> reporter: more than 4,000 korean-japanese couples get married every year. but people didn't welcome these unions as much years ago as they do now. this man remembers. he's a third generation korean living in japan. the japanese colonized the korean peninsula from the early 1900s until the end of world war ii. that bitter history kept people apart. he decided to feature the wedding ceremony to show how things have changed. >> translator: the old generation used to strongly oppose japanese and koreans getting married, but that is not the case anymore for the younger generation. >> reporter: lee has long hoped the bond between japanese and koreans would become stronger. he wants to pr
joo was educated mainly in britain. now he works in tokyo at his mother's korean restaurant. he taught himself japanese and is fluent. given his language skills and international experience, marrying a non-korean seemed natural. >> translator: as a korean citizen living and working in japan who chose to marry a japanese woman, i feel the way the political dispute is handled on tv is exaggerated. >> reporter: more than 4,000 korean-japanese couples get married every year. but people...
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japan's shinya yamanaka shares the honor with britain's john b. gurdon. both discovered specialized cells that make up the body. >> the nobel assembly has today decided to award the nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2012 jointly to john b. gurdon and shinya yamanaka. >> the nobel assembly in stockholm, sweden, made the announcement monday. yamanaka is 50 years old. he's a professor at kyoto university. he established the method to produce a new type of cells called induced pluripotent stem cells, or isp. they're capable of becoming specialized cells which can be used to create tissue for neurons and heart muscle. john b. gurdon was the first one to discover that it might contain all the information found in an organism in 1962. 40 years later, yamanaka confirmed and expanded on gurdon's thesis. professor yamanaka spoke about his nobel prize win at kyoto university. >> translator: i am very happy about receiving this prize. but at the same time, i feel a great sense of responsibility. ips is a new technology, and it has a lot of potential in the field
japan's shinya yamanaka shares the honor with britain's john b. gurdon. both discovered specialized cells that make up the body. >> the nobel assembly has today decided to award the nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2012 jointly to john b. gurdon and shinya yamanaka. >> the nobel assembly in stockholm, sweden, made the announcement monday. yamanaka is 50 years old. he's a professor at kyoto university. he established the method to produce a new type of cells called induced...